ACSUS 40th Anniversary Biennial Conference Program

POL2Parties & ElectionsCHAIR: Howard Cody, University of Maine, OronoSelecting Leaders in North America: National Debates andthe American and Canadian Electionsof 2008Joseph Cobetto University of Missouri - ColumbiaConsistency of Party Identification: Uniformity of Federal and Provincial Party Choice AcrossSeveral ElectionsJames Endersby, University of Missouri - Columbia; Steven Galatas, Stephen F. Austin StateUniversity; & Matthew Newton, University of Missouri - ColumbiaThe Non-Obvious Effects of Public Funding of Elections on Political PartiesKeith Hamm, Rice UniversityExplaining Non-Duvergerian Party Systems: The Case of CanadaChristopher Raymond, University of Missouri - ColumbiaDISCUSSANT: Mildred Schwartz, New York (invited)Thursday, November 173:45pm—4:15pmRefreshment BreakThursday, November 174:15pm—5:45pmART3Cultural DiplomacyCHAIR: Michael Behiels, University of OttawaTrudeau's 'Third Option,' Cultural Diplomacy, and the National Ballet of Canada 1972-1973Allana C. Lindgren, University of VictoriaThe Politics of Perception: Cultural Diplomacy and Image-building in Cold War CanadaKailey Miller, Trent UniversityArtistic Strategies and Forgotten Histories: Examining the Cultural Construction of BlackExperienceBrianne Howard and Sarak E.K. Smith, Queen's UniversityEDU2Understanding Canada Program: Moving ForwardJean Labrie, Deputy Director, International Education and Youth (GLEA), DFAITENG3History and the Teaching of the LiteraryCHAIR: Steven Hayward, Colorado CollegeUS and Canadian Poets Laureate: A Literary and Cultural HistoryToni Holland, University of Alberta